Vanity case



Sept. 4, 1928.

' w. GVKENDALL VANITY CASE Filed Feb. 10, 1928 INVENTOR ATTORNEY W lliam Gilfbndall Patented Sept. 4, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENTIOFFICE.

WILLIAM G. KENDALL, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

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Application filed February 10, 1928. Serial No. 253,429:

This invention relates to vanity cases, and has for an object to; provide an improved construction particularly involving a holding ring and hinge, wherein the parts are 5 so formed that the hinge is connected with the holding ring.

Another object of theinvention is'to provide a vanity case,wherein the lid is hingedly connected with theholding ring there- '1 of through a pintle structure integral with the ring or independent thereof.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view through a vanity case,disclosing case, and 2 the-lid. The body 1 is provided with an ofiset portion 3 whereby an annular shoulder 4 is presented. It will be understood that the body 1 and lid 2 are formed of sheet metal which is comparatively thin, andis, therefore, more or less resilient. The shoulder 4 is, of course, very small, and is somewhat exaggerated in the drawing, but. issufficiently pronounced to act as an abutment for the horizontally disposed ring section 5 of the compact plate holder 6. The ring section 5 merges into an annular band 7 and these twomembers or sections form the compact plate holder for holding the plate 8 in the vanity case. It will be noted that the holder is substantially L-shaped in cross section and is provided with a plurality of pressed out portions, projections or nibs 9, Wl'llCh "overlap certain parts of the plate 8 whereby the plate is held in position. If desired, the plate 8 could be made with straight walls instead of a projecting annular portion at the bottom, and the nibs orprojections could merely press against the side walls or slightly overlap the top as circumstances might require.

In forming the holder 6, the ring 5 is pro m! vided with an upstanding member or yoke 10 whieh is preferably integral with this Lit) ring. The cap 2 overlapsthe section 3 and v at the point 11, section 3 iscut away for a distance slightlylonger than the length of the yoke 10. The yoke 10 isplaced opposite thecut away portion 11 as'indicated particu-.

larly in Figure 2, and the curled projection 12 which forms a single knuckle of a hinge extends through the cut away portion 11 and through the yoke 10fso that a pintle 13 -may extend through the knuckle 12 and engage the inner surface of yoke 10. This will 2 is hingedly connected tofthe compact plate holder 6, and this holder in turn is held in vthe body 1 by contact with shoulder 4. It will be noted that the ring section 5 underlaps shoulder 4 somewhat, and this is' permissible as both the'disk ring and the body Imaybe flexed appreciably,- and thu's'persnapped into the position shown in Figure 1Q When it is desired to remove the holder 6,

the lid2 is opened until it is free from section 3, and then by giving an: appreciable pull or j crk on the part adjacent the hinge,

the holder will spring from beneaththe shoulder 4. The compact plate then may be removed and a new one substituted if desired, and the compact plate holder again snapped intoposition. In this way the structure acts not only to hold the compact plate in position, but as an ejector therefor. Also, by forming the hinge in this mannerit ma'y be completely formed outside ofthe' body 1 and mounted as shownin the drawing. Heretofore, most hinges have been-formed by bending the same partly and then inserting the bent portion into the body, and

I finally bending the parts into acompletehinge formation after assembled. The knuckle 12 is bent at any time and then inserted through the yoke 10, and finally the pin or pintle 13 added. After the parts have been thus as sembled, the holder 6 is. applied as heret0- 'fore described, to body 1..

In Figures 4 and 5, a slightly modified structure is disclosed, wherein the same kind of a vanity case is provided, but a different form of holding ring 14. This holding ring is preferably a band divided at one point and formed with cuts 15 and 16. By reason of these cuts, pintle members 17 and 18 are provided. When these pintle members come together, they make acomplete pintle for the hinge knuckle 19 formed on a suitable extension an the aa a. the nude j V 1 present. a hinge structure whereby the cover .mit the ring 5 to be properly forced or 2 in proper position.

shoulder, 4 whereby the holder normally reb mains in position and holds'the cap or cover TVhe'n', it is desired to remove the holder lilyc'apllis swung to an open )osition,jand

thenacljacent the hinge is pu led so as to flex the holder, 14 somewhat, and at the same time raise the holder so th'at it will move out from beneath shoulder 41, A reverse movemerit will place the holder 14 back into position and th parts are ready for use.

Whi man's c 1. Ava-inlay case including a body, a cover therefor, a cdmpa'ct late holder, and means forhinige'dly connecting the cover with the holder-{said means including a looped projection extending from said cover inwardly, an; apelt'ure entensionfforming part of said body, said projectionextendi'ng through the ing a ertijn'e injsai'd body, and a pintle extending'throu h said looped projection, said pintl'e overa aping part of said body.

.2. A v'anit case, comp1-ising a body havan annular internal shoulder, a compact plate holder mounted in said body and" projecting eneath said shoulder, and a 'cover forsaid body hingedly connected to said holdeiya't one point. p a y vanit. t-case com risin a bod a mmp et latg heldiarmqiinted in thel'iiidy fQi-flled an apertured extension, a cover forsaid body formed with a -curled extension p fl l i i g a? hi g knuckle, "said-knuckle xl fi lldingvfthrough said apertured. extension,

compact plate holder mounted in said cover is hingedly connected with said holder.

4. A vanity case, comprising a body, a said body formed substantially L-shaped in cross section, a yoke extending upwardly from the upper part of said holder at one point, said yoke is'posi'tio'ned, a cover for said body formed with a curled extension presenting a hinge knuckle, said knuckle extendin through said oke, and a pintle' extendin through said muckle and overlapping said yoke whereby a complete hinge is resented and the cover is hingedly connccte with the conipactplat holder while partly telescoping over said body. 1

5. In a vanity case, acomp'a'ctplate holder comprising a holding ring substantially 'L- shaped incross section formed 'with finwardly extending plate engaging projections and odybeing cut away, at the point where said til) at one point anupstandi'ng yoke adapted to receive a, hinge knuckle. h p A 6. A vanityfcase, comprising a body, a lid adapted to telescope over Jart of the body, said lid being fol j'med Wltl acur'led extension presenting a hinge knuckle, and a compact plate holding ring mounted in said body formed with projections interlocking with said knuckle for hingedly connecting the cover to the compact plate holder. i

7. In a vanity case, a cover formed with a curled projection presenting a hinge knuckle adapted to extend nto the 'case and a extending through said knuckle acting as a pintle therefor whereby the cover is hingedymwnteda i Signed at New Yorkyin, the county. of New York, and State of New York, this 9th day oivFebrnary, -D-,,l9 2 8.

- v G. KENDALL. 

